Configure the pop-up delay for a reference icon

When you point to the reference icon in a form or a v2 list, the reference pop-up
appears after a configurable period of time.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

About this task

The default delay is 100 milliseconds (ms). You can configure a different value.

Note: The following procedure does not apply to reference icons in List v3. In v3 lists,
reference pop-ups appear only when you click the reference icon.

Procedure

Navigate to System Properties > UI Properties.

Modify the property called Record popup delay (milliseconds):
(glide.ui.popup.delay).

The property controls when the request for the pop-up is made; the actual display time
depends on the browser.

Note: Setting the value extremely low can lead to unwanted pop-ups being requested from
the server. Additionally, a low setting can make it difficult to drill through the
reference icon because the icon is not clickable until the pop-up appears. Conversely,
an extremely high setting makes the pop-ups somewhat sluggish.

Click Save.

Configure pop-ups on read-only fields

Reference pop-ups and click-throughs are hidden by default when a client script, UI
policy, or ACL makes the field read-only. The ability to see or click through to the target
record does not depend on whether the reference field is writable. You can change the read-only
setting.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

Procedure

Navigate to System Properties > UI Properties.

Change the value of the Enable click-through of a reference field when the
reference field is read-only.
(glide.ui.reference.readonly.clickthrough) property.

If set to true, the pop-up appears for read-only fields.

What to do next

If this system value is set to false, you can override the
setting for a specific read-only reference field. Configure the dictionary entry and add the
readonly_clickthrough=true attribute.